Sidel and Sheehan of EagleBridge Capital arrange $15 million financing
EagleBridge Capital has arranged the $20.75 million sale of as well as permanent mortgage financing in the amount of $15 million for the St. Francis Information Technology and Finance Center located at 103 Woodland St. The sale and financing were arranged by EagleBridge principals Ted Sidel and Brian Sheehan. The non-recourse, long-term fixed-rate mortgage was provided by a major Connecticut based financial institution.
The five-story, 57,753 s/f Saint Francis Information Technology and Finance Center, is located on a 3.92 acre site across Woodland St. from the main campus of Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center. The building is NNN leased to Saint Francis on a long term basis. It houses administrative, IT, and finance offices.
The Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center is a 617 bed major teaching hospital and one of the largest hospitals in Connecticut. It is a regional referral center with major clinical concentrations in cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, women's services, and rehabilitation. In 2011, the hospital opened the ten-story, 318,000 s/f John T. O'Connell Tower featuring 135 private patient rooms, 19 new operating rooms, a new emergency room with 70 treatment areas and 13 sheltered ambulance bays, and a rooftop heliport.
Boston, MA RE&FA’s spring and summer programming continued to highlight the trends and issues shaping the commercial real estate industry. In May, RE&FA hosted Data Centers in the Current CRE Landscape at The Retreat at 225 Franklin St. The program drew strong engagement and fostered thoughtful discussion around one of commercial real estate’s fastest-growing and most impactful sectors.
Over the past several weeks, I have completed appraisal assignments for private clients. Interestingly, after submitting these appraisals, I received several phone calls – not to question the value, content, or any incorrect information, but rather to discuss the price per s/f compared to the comparable sales used in the report.
Attention to owners of real estate in the Commonwealth (and the title companies and other professionals who advise them), the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (the “DOR”) recently adopted a new “millionaire’s tax” via 830 CMR 62B.2.4
Our current, highly competitive real estate market poses specific challenges for investors who are considering taking advantage of a tax-deferred 1031 exchange. In this market, investors will have no problem selling their current property if priced properly, but they may find it difficult to find a suitable replacement property
The purpose of this article is to address problematic or confusing issues which may help assessors and appraisers to better understand how to value real estate for tax assessment purposes.